Chapter 58 Chapter 58 The Truth
The only heir, what does that mean!
In a flash, Jiang Xi figured out the connection, and an idea popped into her mind: if Jiang Shaojie was Jiang Haibo's biological son, then everything made sense.
The more Jiang Xi thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. With this guess, many previously unreasonable things became reasonable.
Because Jiang Shaojie is Jiang Haibo's biological son, Jiang Haibo values him so much. He even doesn't want to affect Jiang Shaojie's reputation, so he dares not provoke her again.
If this is true, then Jiang Haibo's behavior is even worse than she had previously imagined.
Jiang Haibo filed for divorce from Wu Yaqin when Jiang Xi was five years old, and Jiang Shaojie was one year older than Jiang Xi, which meant that Jiang Haibo had been involved with Chen Xuemei for a long time. He divorced not only because of cheating but also because he had an illegitimate child, and Jiang Shaojie was that illegitimate child.
Jiang Xi's eyes were sharp, as if he wanted to see through Jiang Shaojie. The most unlikely possibility was the possibility.
Jiang Shaojie and Jiang Xi stared at each other for a moment, then a smile played on his lips. "That's all for today. Being so smart, sister, isn't always a good thing. Too much stubbornness can lead to failure. I still hope you can be as well-behaved as Qiao He, so we can be a loving family."
Jiang Xi treated Jiang Shaojie's words as bullshit, and the speculation took root in his heart. How many secrets does the Jiang family have?
Jiang Xi sneered, these were just some dirty things, but it didn't matter, these secrets could become her weapons.
In the next few days, Jiang Xi tried his best to help Wu Youli adapt, and Wu Youli became more comfortable from his initial anxiety.
After Jiang Xi confirmed that Wu Youli was able to set up a stall on his own, he began his next plan - to set up another stall with Xie Xiaoju. First, he needed to borrow a bicycle.
Jiang Xi came to the Youth League Home and met Li Wenbin at the gate. Since the last incident, Jiang Xi had never seen Li Wenbin again.
Li Wenbin saw a hint of malice flash in Jiang Xi's eyes, and then he thought of something and left quickly with his head down.
Ever since Li Wenbin was caught in the act and was severely beaten up by Qi Yu'an and Liu Zhiqiang, Li Wenbin has become completely depressed.
At that time, Li Wenbin's face was covered with wounds and he didn't dare to go out. He found an excuse to ask others to help him work for a day before he could go out normally.
But after going out, Li Wenbin found that everyone was looking at him in a strange way, and some people were even following him and pointing at him.
Li Wenbin initially thought that those people acted like that because the wound on his face had not yet healed completely, but after learning the truth, Li Wenbin almost died of anger.
That day, Li Wenbin was walking home alone when he suddenly felt a pain on the back of his head. He turned around and saw a child hitting him on the head with mud. Li Wenbin said angrily, "How dare you, you little bastard, hit me!"
Li Wenbin used to pretend to be good-tempered, but ever since he was beaten, he has been asked to pay back debts every day, and no one helps him with his work or brings him things. He can't eat or sleep well, and his temper is getting worse and worse, and he is becoming less and less willing to hide it.
After Li Wenbin scolded the child, he thought the child would be frightened, but the child actually stuck out his tongue at him and said, "You ungrateful man, you bad thing, I'm going to hit you!"
Li Wenbin was furious: "Who are you talking about? Say it again or I'll beat you to death!"
The child said, "I'm talking to you, you big bad guy!" and ran backwards. Li Wenbin chased after him without thinking.
Before Li Wenbin caught up with the child, he saw a woman in her twenties running over breathlessly. After seeing the situation clearly, the woman stood in front of the child and cursed, "You bastard, what do you want to do? Do you want to hit someone?"
Li Wenbin angrily pointed at the child and said, "This is your child. Can't you teach him properly? He just rushed up and started swearing at me."
Unexpectedly, the woman put her hands on her hips and said, "You are a heartless man. What my child said is not wrong!"
Li Wenbin's veins popped out: "Who are you talking about? Say it again!"
The woman spat, "Everyone in this village knows that you, Li Wenbin, cheated on other women in Beijing, not only for food and drink, but also for more than one. A coward like you who lives off women deserves to be struck by lightning!"
Li Wenbin's first reaction was to deny it: "Don't talk nonsense, there is no such thing!"
The woman glanced and said, "No? Ask everyone else if they are right?"
The onlookers were clamoring, "Li Zhiqing, don't deny it. We all know it. His brother even came all the way from Beijing to teach you a lesson. Didn't you have a bruise on your face a while ago? He must have beaten you. Don't deny it."
"I know that too. He was beaten near the rock at the village entrance. There's still blood under the rock."
"That's right, that's right. Li Zhiqing, we all know that you were beaten so badly that you cried for your parents."
The person who said this was an old man who had lost a front tooth. He felt very sorry that he didn't see Li Wenbin being beaten at that time. He could only hear it from others. What a pity.
Everyone was so convinced that Li Wenbin had no way to defend himself. He wanted to tell the truth, but it would be disadvantageous to him if he did. He could only bite his cheek and say, "That's not the case at all. You're all talking nonsense!"
The woman looked at him with disdain: "If it's not like that, then what is it like? Tell me about it."
Li Wenbin was speechless. For the first time, he experienced what it meant to be aggrieved, what it meant to be unable to express oneself, and what it meant to be unable to defend oneself.
Since then, Li Wenbin's reputation in the village has been ruined. He has gone from being an educated youth who could write poems, had a good temper and was well-educated to a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat.
Everyone in the village taught their girls to stay away from Li Wenbin and not be deceived by his sweet words. During this period, not only young girls, but even old ladies in their seventies and eighties avoided Li Wenbin.
Li Wenbin was in unprecedented torment, but he had nowhere to complain. Now that he saw the culprit, he couldn't seek justice for himself. Qi Yu'an's warning and fist were still in Li Wenbin's mind. Li Wenbin touched his face, which had already subsided, and hid in the room cowardly.
The person who shared the room with him rolled his eyes when he saw him come in, then turned around and slept with his back to him. He was so unlucky to live in the same room with this gigolo.
Li Wenbin sat on the bed silently as if he had lost his soul.
Jiang Xi certainly knew why Li Wenbin acted like this. After all, it was she who taught Xie Xiaoju and a few others to spread these remarks. She didn't expect that these people were so efficient.
Jiang Xi didn't even look at Li Wenbin, and walked straight to Qi Yu'an's door. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he didn't expect the door to creak open first.
Jiang Xi looked up and saw Qi Yu'an's smiling face. He couldn't help but blurt out, "Comrade Qi, did you know I was outside?"
Qi Yu'an said with a hint of mischief in his tone: "Well, I heard some noise just now, and I figured it was time for you to come."
Although Jiang Xi came to Qi Yu'an to borrow a bicycle, she felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Qi Yu'an said. It seemed that every time she came to Qi Yu'an, it was to ask him for help. But when she thought about it, it seemed that it was indeed the case.
Jiang Xi felt a little embarrassed and regretful. He should at least have brought something with him so that it wouldn't seem so deliberate.
Fortunately, Qi Yu'an didn't let her feel awkward for too long and asked with concern, "How are you doing recently? Is everything going well?"
Jiang Xi said: "Fortunately, my uncle can already set up a stall independently, so I plan to go to set up a stall with Xiaoju tomorrow."
Qi Yu'an asked curiously, "Are you going to set up a new stall? Aren't you going back to the steel mill?"
Jiang Xi: "Well, I'll let my uncle take charge of the stall at the steel plant, and Xiaoju and I will set up stalls somewhere else."
Qi Yu'an: "Where are you planning to set up your stall?"
Jiang Xi said in a cheerful tone, "I plan to go to the entrance of the cinema. I've observed for a while that it's a good place to set up a stall. There are a lot of people there, and everyone goes there to spend money, and they're willing to buy things."
Qi Yu'an raised the corner of his lips: "That is indeed a good place."
Jiang Xi smiled and nodded: "Yeah."
Qi Yu'an looked at Jiang Xi's smiling face and said with a hint of relief: "Have you ever been to the movies before?"
Jiang Xi shook his head honestly: "I didn't have money to watch movies before, so I haven't been to the cinema yet."
Qi Yu'an lowered his head and stretched out his tone: "Do you want to go to the movies?"
Jiang Xi didn't understand why Qi Yu'an asked this, but answered honestly: "If I have the chance, I would like to go and see it."
Qi Yu'an smiled when he heard this and said carefully, "Jiang Xi, if you have time, can you go to the movies with me?"
Watching a movie? This wasn't usually an invitation between ordinary friends. Jiang Xi's cheeks flushed, and he couldn't help but secretly observe Qi Yu'an's expression.
Qi Yu'an's expression was frank, as if it was just a common invitation, with no hidden meaning. Jiang Xi couldn't help but wonder, do friends in Beijing often go to the movies together? Which friends did Qi Yu'an go to the movies with?
No matter what, Jiang Xi couldn't say no to Qi Yu'an. She calmed herself down and said cheerfully, "If you have time, you can. Xiaoju has never been to the cinema either. You can ask Xiaoju to go with you. And Comrade Liu, we can go to the movies together."
Qi Yu'an's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled and shook his head helplessly.
Jiang Xi was confused and a little stunned, his big eyes blinking with a charming halo. Qi Yu'an bent down slightly, leaned close to Jiang Xi's ear and said slowly: "All is fine, I will listen to Comrade Jiang."
Qi Yu'an's voice was not as clear as before, with a hint of hoarseness. Jiang Xi felt like his ears were burning, and he always felt that the call of "Comrade Jiang" was very subtle.
Jiang Xi took a half step back and said calmly, "Well, Comrade Qi, just let me know when the time comes."
Qi Yu'an lowered his eyes to look at her, a smile that could not be concealed in his dark pupils: "Jiang Xi, didn't we agree last time? You don't need to call me Comrade Qi, just call me Yu'an."
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